Bobbie "Sue" Phillips
Apr 12, 2026
Bobbie Sue Hawkins Phillips, age 95, of Pendleton, SC, passed from this life into her eternal home with the Lord on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
Sue was the wife of Leland A. Phillips with whom she shared 73 wonderful years of marriage. Surviving in addition to her husband are son, Rick Phillips and wife Beth of Greenville and daughter Kathy Fletcher...
Pamela Duca-Buice
Apr 11, 2026
Pamela Duca-Buice, known affectionately as “PJ” in the south, age 68, of Camden, SC, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at AnMed Medical Center.
Born May 3, 1957, in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of Rita Kehoe Duca and the late Frank Duca. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Tom LaDuca.
A devoted Navy wife for 24...
Helen Rapella
Apr 10, 2026
Sarah Helen Rapella, age 90, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026, after a long battle with dementia.
Born December 4, 1935, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Claudia Bowen. She was married for 29 years to James “Jim” Rapella until his death in 2016. She was also preceded in death by...
Helen Bannister
Apr 9, 2026
Helen Lou Phillips Bannister, age 84, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation.
Born December 23, 1941, in Honea Path, SC, she was the daughter of the late Harold Lamar Phillips and Essie Lou Gunnels Phillips. She was married for 64 years to her beloved husband, Dr. Wendell Ray Bannister until...
Ernest Lyle Locke
Apr 5, 2026
Ernest Lyle Locke of Anderson, South Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026.
Born June 7, 1951, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, he was the son of Nancy Gaston Locke and William Calhoun Locke, and the second of seven children.
Ernest graduated from Rock Hill High School and earned a Bachelor of Science in...
Ruth "Nana" Wardlaw
Apr 4, 2026
Dorothy Ruth Toney Wardlaw, age 83, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026.
Born September 16, 1942, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie Toney and Amber Lee Goodwin Toney. She was married for 53 years to Ray Donald Wardlaw, Sr. until his death in 2013. She was also preceded in death by a...
Pat Alexander
Apr 4, 2026
Carolyn Patricia Alexander, age 80, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at her home.
Born September 12, 1945, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie Durell Watt and Elander Dodd Watt. She was married to Lamar Winford Alexander until his death in 2023. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Henry...
Scott Parent
Apr 3, 2026
Charles Scott Parent, age 83, of Oscoda, MI, formerly of Mt. Clemens, MI passed away suddenly on Friday, April 3, 2026, at his home surrounded by his family.
He was born on September 5, 1942, in Kalamazoo, MI to the late Charles Edson and Mary Jane (Young) Parent. Scott graduated from Royal Oak Dondero High School in 1960 and went on...
Maria Cromer
Apr 1, 2026
Maria Cromer, age 56, of Anderson, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2026, surrounded by love. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Maria spent her life rooted in the friends she loved, building deep and lasting friendships with everyone fortunate enough to know her.She was preceded in death by her mother, Patricia Ruth Kirby, and her father, Theodore James...
Christy Zarcone
Mar 31, 2026
Christy Marie Dreier Zarcone, age 51, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Rainey Hospice House.
Born December 21, 1974, in White Plains, NY, she was a daughter of the late John Dreier and Maryann Passaro Dreier.
Christy enjoyed riding motorcycles, boating, riding in the convertible, shopping with her daughter, going to Detroit Lions games with her son,...
Dorothy Brumfield
Mar 31, 2026
Dorothy Pippin Brumfield, age 93, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at her home.
Born March 7, 1933, in Florida, she was the daughter of the late Doris Pippin. She was married to Harold Gene Brumfield until his death in 2001. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Jerry and Keith Pippin.
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Tom Fromknecht
Mar 30, 2026
Charles Thomas (Tom) Fromknecht, age 89, of Anderson, SC, entered his Heavenly home Monday, March 30, 2026.
Born April 9, 1936, in Erie, PA, he was the son of the late Walter George Fromknecht and Helen Schendler Fromknecht. Tom was also preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Ann Kappes Fromknecht; a daughter, Sharon Ann Childs; and sister, Audrey Kellogg.
Tom...
Barbara Daniel
Mar 30, 2026
Barbara Elam Daniel, age 103, of Taylors, SC, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2026, at McCall Hospice House.
Born December 2, 1922, in Newberry, SC, she was a daughter of the late Roy Elam and Eva Pulliam Elam. She was the wife of James Clifton Daniel until his death in 2011. She was also preceded in death by her sister,...
Samuel Hersom
Mar 29, 2026
Samuel Christian Hersom passed away due to complications of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy on March 29, 2026. Sam was born in Stillwater, OK on July 31, 2001, to parents Matthew and Kristine (Borton) Hersom. Sam was the younger brother of Cole Hersom and older brother of Kaitlyn Hersom.
Sam grew up in Newberry, FL and was a 2020 graduate of Newberry High...
Lonnie Martin Bagwell
Mar 28, 2026
Lonnie Martin Bagwell, age 92, of Greenville, SC, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Born June 13, 1933, in Pelzer, SC, he was the son of the late William Fred Bagwell, Sr. and Emma Richardson Bagwell. He was married to Jean Bagwell until her death in 2019. He was also preceded in death by...
Kay Binford
Mar 26, 2026
On March 26, 2026, Kay Ruth Carroll Binford passed away peacefully at the family farm in Morganfield, Kentucky, surrounded by her loving family. Born November 17, 1931, in Skullbone, Tennessee, to William Claude Carroll and Ruby Hampton, Kay grew up as the daughter of a sharecropper. From her earliest years, she developed a deep love and respect for the land...
Donald Rhett Mullikin
Mar 25, 2026
Posting as a courtesy to the family,
Anderson Simple Cremations will be handling the arrangements for Mr. Mullikin.
Click here to view the obituary for Donald Rhett Mullikin
Beverly Cherie Partain
Mar 25, 2026
Beverly Cherie Bryan Partain, age 78, of Starr, SC, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at her home.
Born April 11, 1947, in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late Herman Finley Bryan and Francis Norie Willard Bryan. She was married for 52 years to Eddy O'Neal Partain until his death in 2025. She was also preceded in...
Rev. Dr. Bobby Earl Pettit, Sr.
Mar 24, 2026
The Rev. Dr. Bobby Earl Pettit, Sr., 92, of Spartanburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at White Oak at North Grove. Dr. Pettit was born on June 23, 1933, in Walnut Grove, SC, a son of the late Alice Goldie Strange Pettit and John Lewis Pettit.
Dr. Pettit was a graduate of Roebuck High School and received his B.A....
Virginia Riggins Slaughter
Mar 23, 2026
Our beloved mother, Virginia Riggins Slaughter (“Genne”), passed from this life into the presence of her Heavenly Father on March 23, 2026. She was a devoted wife to the late Jim Slaughter and the daughter of Melvrick and Mildred Riggins.
The burial will be private, but a Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, May 1, 2026,...
